when you dont 'gel' with a bike.

[chickenstrip]

[MarJay]

[talkToTheHat]

1000 miles in 7 months isn't a lot. I think some distance and some confidence would help a lot. But you can't expect to abose the throttle on sensibly sized bike in the way you can on a 125 or 250. 3 and a half years into a bandit and the throttle still isn't an on/off switch, overdoing it a little pulling away gets some tyre noise and instability and it's a thing to respect. I think redline in second is ~70mph and the throttle isn't hitting the stop in adverse conditions. But you're not going to legally get everything a bike has to give on a public road.

Consider an ERS (from £20), IAM course (£150) or one of the closed course machine control courses that are more oriented around road riding than trackday riding. I2I springs to mind as I've been considering their courses. Currenly doing IAM in the car which tbh is an exercise in vagueness.
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[Wyberton John]

Looking where you want to go was the most valuable driving lesson I ever learned - at the Anti-Schleude Schule in Zürich (skidpan training).

Converted it to biking and it has saved my bacon on a few occasions.
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[hellkat]

I totally get the point of this thread. I'm trying hard to convince myself that I'm happy with the Snarley, but ... its taking a long time to "gel".

Its fun, its loud, blindingly cool, it attracts the fellas' attention, blah blah, of course it does: the bike screams "hellkat" on all counts.

But I think its going to be far too high maintenance for a bird like me (i.e., lazy).
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[hellkat]

[Alanz1]

Subscribed to this thread.

I’ve got the baby MT, and if I ever get round to sitting direct access, then I expect to jump to the MT 07.

Al

[chickenstrip]

Thread's dead baby, thread's dead.

OP is going to pussy out and go back to a 125. Although I think a bicycle might be more suitable.
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[Wyberton John]

You mean a tricycle...
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[leolion]

[leolion]

hmmmm rethink required!, i cant insure a 125 anymore its more expensive than what i already have!, plus there's the cost of change and depreciation to contend with!

looks like im in for the long haul and im gonna gain experience!

[chickenstrip]

[leolion]

[Alanz1]

[Wave2k]

My Ducati 1299

Had it almost a year but i just cant seem to fall in love with it.

On track it was sublime but thats the only place and even then it was an absolute handful but thats half the fun on track.

Its a terrible road bike, doesnt like going below 50 and anything below 20% throttle.
When you do give it the beans you arnt just in points and fine territory its just prison time.
Its way way way way way too fast for the road, any road.
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[Alex A]

[Wave2k]

[Alex A]

[Wave2k]

[leolion]

ive slowed my riding down and have stopped trying to ride it like a sportsbike, ive gone to a cruising staying at 55mphish style and it feels much better now im not trying to hustle it.